Direct flights from Dehradun to three cities: Central approval has been received for direct air service from Dehradun to three major cities of the country, Ayodhya, Amritsar and Varanasi. All three air services will start on Wednesday 6 March. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for this.
The schedule will be as follows
On the first day, the flight from Dehradun to Ayodhya will take off at 9:40 am and reach Ayodhya at 11:30 am. On the same day, the flight will take off from Ayodhya at 12:15 pm and reach Dehradun at 1:55 pm. Dehradun-Amritsar air service flight will take off from Amritsar at 12 noon and reach Dehradun at 1:10 pm. Similarly, this plane will take off from Dehradun for Amritsar at 1:35 pm and reach Amritsar at 2:45 pm.
Air service to Varanasi via Pantnagar is also starting from March 6. This passenger plane will fly from Dehradun to Pantnagar at 9:50 am and reach Pantnagar at 10:35 am. It will take off from Pantnagar to Varanasi at 11:15 am and land in Varanasi at 1 pm.
Dhami government was trying for a long time to start air service.
The flight from Varanasi will take off for Pantnagar at 1:40 pm and reach Pantnagar at 3:25 pm. The flight will take off from Pantnagar at 3:50 pm and reach Dehradun at 4:35 pm. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had been trying for a long time to start air services for all three places.
Before the consecration of Shri Ram Lala in Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, he had personally written a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia requesting him. The Chief Minister had said that direct flight service is not available from Dehradun to Ayodhya.
A large number of devotees from India and abroad are reaching Ayodhya to have the darshan of Shri Ramlala. With the start of air service from Ayodhya to Devbhoomi, devotees will also get convenience in traveling to Uttarakhand. At the same time, pilgrims coming to Devbhoomi will also be able to take advantage of this service.